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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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03-28-2006, 08:40 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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PassPorter Challenge Information
We are taking a week off, but would like anyone to join us for a PassPorter 12 week weight loss challenge! It will start Sunday December 31st (1/1 if you prefer ). Basically we post what we eat every day and are here to support each other. You may post your starting weights and ending weights, but only if you feel comfortable in doing so, or just your weekly gains or losses. You can also post only your daily intake (or when you are able) if that makes you feel comfortable. We are basically here for support.
If you would like to request to join, please go to My Home > Group Memberships and click Join beside the Challenger usergroup. You will receive a private message when your request is granted and you have access to the private Challenge forum. If you need help or have questions, you can send a private message to disneymom9092.
We would LOVE to have you!! Please join us for a healthier "you"!!
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03-28-2006, 10:17 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
I am going to do it again! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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03-28-2006, 10:21 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Virginia - a day's drive to WDW
Posts: 3,317
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
I would like to join, too.
Thanks,
Cindy
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03-28-2006, 10:28 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,092
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
Count me in! Does that mean I have to be "good" at WDW next week?
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03-28-2006, 10:56 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
I'm back, I need to finish what I started!!! See y'all next week!!!
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03-29-2006, 07:19 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 942
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
I'd like to give it a go! I sure could use a little weight loss, and maybe this is the inspiration I need!
Thanks!
Debbie
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03-29-2006, 08:02 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1,468
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
Yes please count me in.
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03-30-2006, 08:17 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: western ny
Posts: 1,172
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
Yes! Definetly count me in! I can use all the help I can get with the wedding only 6 months away.
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03-30-2006, 02:28 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lansdale, PA
Posts: 2,112
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!
Please count me in!
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03-31-2006, 09:07 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!-UPDATED
For all of you who will be doing the challenge for the first time, please PM Tim (WildForWD) to get access to the forum. Thanks and can't wait for all of you to join us! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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04-04-2006, 04:58 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!-UPDATED
when does it start? am I too late?
I'd love to have a support group. DH just keeps saying I'm fine the way I am (maybe to him, but not to my knees and ankles)
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04-23-2006, 10:28 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 1,225
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!-UPDATED
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For all of you who will be doing the challenge for the first time, please PM Tim (WildForWD) to get access to the forum. Thanks and can't wait for all of you to join us! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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I hope I'm not too late to join...I only just found this thread yesterday and PM'd Tim for access to the forum!
- Laurie [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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04-24-2006, 12:44 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,526
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!-UPDATED
Well, I'm not in a plan per se but I've dropped 12 pounds over the past month.
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09-24-2006, 07:22 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kentucky
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 2,623
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!-UPDATED 9/23
I too would like to join the fun and inspiration. Maybe this will help me to kick start a healthier eating plan for a healthier me. Linda
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09-24-2006, 09:35 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: OH
Posts: 335
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Re: Passporter Challenge to start again!-UPDATED 9/23
O. K. I'll bite. Sorry for the pun. I've never done this kind of thing in an organized way before so ya might hafta kick my butt and get me in line with what I'm supposed to do.
I did lose some weight over the Summer with my DD, when she was home from college. All we did was watch what we ate and walked once or twice a day. It worked out nice having someone to do it with. Since she went back to school about three weeks ago I've fallen off the wagon and it's creeping back up.
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